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September 28, 2016 10:15 pm GMT

TBT to when BlackBerry phones were cool

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Now that BlackBerry officially isn't making phones anymore, let's look back at a simpler time: the early 2000s, when BlackBerry ruled and Apple drooled. (The iPhone didn't exist yet, so BlackBerry was killing the mobile game.)

When the BlackBerry 850 was released in 1999, the cool factor of cell phones began to rise. Throughout the early 2000s, before the rise of advanced touchscreen technology, everyone who was anyone was busy scrolling on their trackballs and BBM-ing their besties.

In case you haven't heard the tragic news, on Wednesday BlackBerry announced it will stop making its signature smartphones and instead focus on creating software and its services business.  Read more...

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